Tag "Tim Johnson"

The Elephant Not in the Room (or Anywhere Else)

February 14, 2013 by Michael Mallory 2 Comments divider image

Last week’s announcement DreamWorks Animation that it was shutting off the lights on its CG/2D mix Me and My Shadow might have surprised some. But it was hardly the first time a major production suddenly found itself back on the shelf. DreamWorks technically announced that it was putting the picture [...]

Rihanna, Jim Parsons to Voice DreamWorks Alien Pic

June 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and singer-actress Rihanna (Battleship) will voice the lead parts in Happy Smekday!, a DreamWorks Animation adaptation of the award-winning book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. Slated for a holiday 2014 release, the pic will be directed by Tim Johnson (Antz, Over [...]

Academy to Focus on Digital Animation Pioneers

April 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is planning a fantastic event about the development of digital animation for Monday, May 21 at 7:30 PM. Held at the org’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater at 8949 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills, the event is hosted and produced by animation veteran, historian [...]

Johnson, Herzfeld Adapt ‘Rumblewick’ for DreamWorks

March 3, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Hiawyn Oram and illustrator Sarah Warburton’s popular children’s book My Unwilling Witch (The Rumblewick Letters) is set to become an animated feature film from DreamWorks called Rumblewick. The studio has tapped director Tim Johnson, whose credits include Over the Hedge and Antz, and writer Jim Herzfeld of Meet the Fockers [...]